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Clifford•Smith Gallery is pleased to announce its October exhibition of recent work by Joy Episalla. There will be a gallery talk by the artist on Friday, October 18th at 2:30 pm. |
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Joy Episalla 2, 2002 C-print mounted to Plexiglas 40" x 30" |
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Joy Episalla's previous body of work was also focused on the evidence
of human interaction with the physical (domestic) environment,
this new work looks more closely at the evidence of loss manifested
through personal belongings –things abandoned and removed,
and the traces left behind. Episalla includes photographs of towels
left to dry, a well–worn mattress and now–blank walls
from which pictures have been removed.
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Joy Episalla Removed, 2001 C-print mounted to Plexiglas 40" x 30" |
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| In her most recent work, Joy Episalla continues to push the boundaries of photography into the arena of sculpture, mounting the photographs on thick Plexiglas, often intending the work to simply lean against the wall. This exhibition features a digital photographic installation called "Portrait of FM" –a larger–than–life sized image of a friend's bookcase left intact after his death. The seven by twelve foot scrim hangs in front of the gallery windows, with the Boston cityscape visible beyond. | |
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Joy Episalla Portrait of FM, 2002 Inkjet print on vinyl mesh 7.5 ft x 11.6 ft (Pass cursor over image to see this piece as it changes with the light from the day to the night) |
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Joy Episalla Matress #1, 2002 C-print mounted to Plexiglas 60" x 40.5" |
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For more information
please e-mail
the gallery or
call 617 695-0255.
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